Niko Kavadas
1B | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 1" 235LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2021 | Rd: 11, #316, Boston Red Sox | Notre Dame
MLB Pipeline Rank
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2024 106 93 11 17 4 1 .183 .283 .333 .616
1 Season 106 93 11 17 4 1 .183 .283 .333 .616
AVG HR SB OPS
2024 .183 4 1 .616
1 Season .183 4 1 .616
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Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2024 25 465 52 6 11.5 5.7 91.7 107.9 27.3 42.3 .185 .371 .278 .292 .421 40.4 38.7 10.4
Player 465 52 6 11.5 5.7 91.7 107.9 27.3 42.3 .185 .371 .278 .292 .421 40.4 38.7 10.4
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 17.3 50.0 25.0 7.7 36.5 32.7 30.8 1.9 9.6 46.2 23.1 7.7 11.5 5.7
Player 17.3 50.0 25.0 7.7 36.5 32.7 30.8 1.9 9.6 46.2 23.1 7.7 11.5 5.7
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -2 153 32.9 41 .194 .389 .301 28.6 34.1 24.6 .219 .457 .336 50.0
2024 Curveball -2.2 -2 73 15.7 16 .143 .143 .200 52.4 50.0 36.4 .127 .166 .199 33.3
2024 Slider 1.4 1 55 11.8 14 .143 .571 .286 42.9 42.9 42.9 .170 .532 .290 50.0
2024 Changeup 2.9 2 55 11.8 11 .333 .444 .405 40.0 27.3 16.7 .196 .257 .288 16.7
2024 Cutter -3.0 -1 42 9.0 8 .000 .000 .175 28.6 25.0 13.3 .162 .515 .385 50.0
2024 Sinker -3.7 -1 31 6.7 6 .167 .167 .150 30.0 50.0 42.9 .160 .190 .155 0.0
2024 Split-Finger 3.4 1 30 6.5 6 .400 .400 .417 12.5 33.3 16.7 .293 .344 .350 33.3
2024 Sweeper 0.3 0 24 5.2 3 .000 .000 .233 33.3 66.7 25.0 -- -- .233 --
2024 Slurve -10.9 0 2 0.4 1 .000 .000 .000 -- 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 106 465 -3 -5 4 3 -2
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2024 465 51.4 59.4 74.6 17.7 35.0 42.2 21.7 39.1 34.1 7.3 76.5
Player 465 51.4 59.4 74.6 17.7 35.0 42.2 21.7 39.1 34.1 7.3 76.5
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
Bat
Speed
Squared-up
Rate
Swing
Length
2024 34 19
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 20.7 4 4.1 0 0 5 1 25.0
Player 20.7 4 4.1 0 0 5 1 25.0
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2024 4 3 5 2 5 5 5 3 4 3 5 5 4 3 5 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 6 3 4 4 5 6 4 6 6
Player 4 3 5 2 5 5 5 3 4 3 5 5 4 3 5 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 6 3 4 4 5 6 4 6 6
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2024 Shades L 106 75 70.8 .216 .303
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2024 145 15.6 41.4% 0.0% 97 17.2 12.4% 0.0%
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